JUDGMENT

D.P. Wadhwa, J.-Leave granted.

2. The appellant is landlady. She is aggrieved by the order dated July 9, 1996 of the Madras High Court granting yet further time to the respondent tenant for depositing rent in spite of persistent default committed by him in violation of the provision of sub- section (1) of Section 11 of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960 (for short, the Act ).

3. The appellant is the owner and landlady of property bearing No. 145 Linghi Chetty Street, Madras. She let out the name to the respondent at a monthly rent of Rs. 4500/- with permission to sublet the same. The premises comprise of four independent shops. The appellant says the respondent is recovering enormous rent from these shops having sublet the same. It has come on record in respect of one shop that the respondent in realising Rs. 3000/- per month as rent. Since the respondent committed default in payment of rent from September 1990 the appellant served a notice dated September 23, 1991 on him demanding rent for the period from September 1, 1990 to August 31, 1991 amounting to Rs. 54,000/-. Respondent was told that in case he failed to pay rent proceeding for his evictio